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| Somerset plane crash dead 'from the same family' | Somerset plane crash dead 'from the same family' |
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| The four people killed in a plane crash in Somerset are believed to be from the same family, police have said. | The four people killed in a plane crash in Somerset are believed to be from the same family, police have said. |
| They were killed on Saturday when the light aircraft they were travelling in crashed into a field near the village of Churchinford. | They were killed on Saturday when the light aircraft they were travelling in crashed into a field near the village of Churchinford. |
| The family members, from Surrey, were a 56-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman, a 23-year-old woman and a man aged 20. | |
| Supt Richard Corrigan said "our thoughts are with [the affected family] at this extremely difficult time". | Supt Richard Corrigan said "our thoughts are with [the affected family] at this extremely difficult time". |
| The aircraft was heading from the Surrey area towards Dunkeswell Aerodrome in east Devon, five miles (8km) from the crash site. | |
| Dave Manning, who lives at Higher Southey farm in Churchinford, said the plane came down on his land. | |
| "Our next door neighbour came in and said a plane had come down. Then we went out and looked and there was basically nothing we could do." | |
| Formal identification has not yet taken place and a joint investigation with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch is under way. | Formal identification has not yet taken place and a joint investigation with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch is under way. |
| Supt Corrigan added: "The focus of the activity will be to investigative inquiries and then recover the aircraft. | Supt Corrigan added: "The focus of the activity will be to investigative inquiries and then recover the aircraft. |
| "Road closures remain in place around the crash site." | "Road closures remain in place around the crash site." |